Originally Posted by
JessicaTam
Based on the OP stating there were Qatari interests. Each airline that QR has an interest in has adopted Avios as their FF currency. But purely a guess.
But we digress ...

Ah hah, that makes sense but not sure if it would be very impactful. I've been around the OW forums for quite a few years and not once heard anyone say they credit to UL or recommend UL as a good program to achieve OWS / OWE easier than others. If anything it might actually be a boost for UL, I don't know their award chart currently but with the typical interoperability of Avios between programs some might end up more beneficial than others.